ORLANDO – In a community giveback tradition that first started in 2017, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts recently announces more than 400 guests attended Broadway’s Aladdin for free on January 6 and 7, 2024. Twenty different beneficiary organizations, including schools, afterschool programs and local nonprofit groups, participated in the two-day event.
As part of the program, GoPegasus provided courtesy transportation to the arts center, special guests attended an electric pre-show brunch with trivia, saw the performance and brought home an Aladdin swag bag.
“Continuing to make the arts accessible for everyone is engrained in who we are,” Kathy Ramsberger, president & CEO of the Dr. Phillips Center said. “Our team is passionate about delivering Arts for Every Life® and we are proud that our Broadway Community Giveback initiative has provided over 4,000 experiences for our residents.”
Generous support was provided by Ravago Americas, Chick-Fil-A Greater Orlando Area, Foxtail Coffee Co., Stax, Morgan Stanley, Donna & Howard Abell, Crouse Charitable Lead Trust, The Yuska Family, Sysco, GoPegasus, City of Orlando Commissioners and Orange County Government to make these memorable live theater opportunities possible.
The full list of beneficiaries includes:
- South Orlando YMCA
- Family Promise of Greater Orlando
- Levy Hughes Clubhouse Boys and Girls Club
- Bradley-Otis Boys and Girls Club
- New Image Youth Center
- Sadler Elementary School
- Colonial High School
- Clay Springs Elementary School
- Maxey Community Center
- Timber Creek High School
- Cypress Creek High School
- Wedgefield School
- Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida
- Mercy Drive Kidz Zone
- Edgewater High School
- Carver Middle School
- Central Florida Leadership Academy
- After-School All-Stars
- Dover Shores Neighborhood Center
- Englewood Neighborhood Center
